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| − | Being a fan of ''[[High | + | Being a fan of ''[[High Fidelity]]'', I bought this book. This is my favorite of Hornby's books. The movie has the same plot and characters, so it was decent, but most of the clever thoughts Hornby has his character's think it lost and the visual effects look pretty bad, so it's not that great. |
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| + | * Having the novel swap between the perspectivea of the four main characters was executed beautifully. They each have their own motives, desires, and ways of thinking about the world which feels genuine. | ||
| + | * The dialogue of Martin and Jess in particular is hilarious. | ||
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Long_Way_Down}} | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Long_Way_Down}} | ||
{{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10073.A_Long_Way_Down}} | {{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10073.A_Long_Way_Down}} | ||
| + | {{Link|TVTropes|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ALongWayDown}} | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 17 April 2024
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A Long Way Down is a novel by Nick Hornby and published on 2005-06-07. It was later made into a film.
Personal
| Own? | Hardcover, USA, 1st edition. |
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| Read? | Hardcover, USA, 1st edition. |
| Finished | 2000s. |
Being a fan of High Fidelity, I bought this book. This is my favorite of Hornby's books. The movie has the same plot and characters, so it was decent, but most of the clever thoughts Hornby has his character's think it lost and the visual effects look pretty bad, so it's not that great.
Review
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Good
- Having the novel swap between the perspectivea of the four main characters was executed beautifully. They each have their own motives, desires, and ways of thinking about the world which feels genuine.
- The dialogue of Martin and Jess in particular is hilarious.
Bad
Ugly
Representation
| Strong female character? | Pass | |
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| Bechdel test? | Unknown | |
| Strong person of color character? | Fail | |
| Queer character? | Unknown |
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- Books Published in 2005
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- Books written by Nick Hornby
- Fiction
- Book Genre - Drama
- Media Theme - Drama
- Media Theme - Suicide
- Books I Own
- Books I've Read
- Books Rated - 10
- Books with a strong female character
- Books with unknown Bechdel test status
- Books without a strong person of color character
- Favorite
- Favorite Books
- Needs representation
